2000 Playoff Contenders Rookie Ticket Proof TB12 Collection #144 Tom Brady Signed, Inscribed Rookie Card - PSA Authentic, PSA/DNA GEM MT 10 - Pop 1

Encapsulated and assessed "Authentic" by PSA, with Autograph Certified and graded GEM MT 10 by PSA/DNA (94149822). Rookie Card. This is the lone example of this piece recorded in PSA/DNA's census reporting. The record-setting, universally admired NFL icon Tom Brady has signed this exceptional, ultra-coveted Playoff Contenders Rookie Ticket Unsigned Proof collectible originating from his personal collection—the prestigious TB12 Collection—in blue ink. During Brady's playing career, manufacturers would send Brady copies of his most treasured collectibles, including unsigned "Proof" copies such as this eminently exclusive piece. This "Holy Grail" Rookie Ticket collectible features a blazing inscription by Brady, reading "102,614 YDS / 737 TD's / 7x SB Champ" below his signature. The card comes from Brady's personal TB12 Collection, granting the piece an unimprovable and undeniable pedigree of greatness among the pantheon of high-end cards released during the 15-time Pro Bowler's career. Few cards can equal this wonderful Rookie Ticket in terms of provenance or exclusivity, planting it firmly at the pinnacle of the football card collecting speciality. 

At the time of this card's issue, Brady was a relatively unknown quantity: he was selected with the 199th pick in the 2000 NFL Draft (six other quarterbacks were selected before him) and would throw just 3 passes in his debut campaign while serving as a backup to Drew Bledsoe. It was hard to believe at the time—for both NFL fans and the lucky holders of a copy of this iconic collectible—that Brady would evolve into the greatest football player to ever grace the gridiron, a strategist, technician, and leader whose success was so inevitable that the rest of the league lived in fear of meeting the former Michigan alum—an athlete so skilled at chopping down the championship aspirations of his opponents—in the postseason. Brady won seven Super Bowl titles in his 23-season career, more than any other player in NFL history; in fact, no individual franchise has matched Brady's collection of Lombardi Trophies, positioning Brady at the absolute apex of football history. 

The card is encapsulated and assessed "Authentic" by PSA, with Autograph Certified and graded GEM MT 10 by PSA/DNA (94149822). Rookie Card. Ex-TB12 Collection. This is the lone example of this extraordinary card recorded in the PSA/DNA census reporting. This is a once-in-a-lifetime collectible coming from the personal collection of the soon-to-be Hall of Famer Tom Brady. The card displays a mildly circulated manner of appearance.